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John Tyler: I regard the question involved in these proceedings as one of vast magnitude.

On the recordJune 9, 1844
I regard the question involved in these proceedings as one of vast magnitude.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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Message to the House of Representatives Transmitting the Rejected Treaty for the Annexation of the Republic of Texas to the...

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